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Building better software companies.

CEO leadership, value creation, and buy-and-build expertise for software companies and investors.

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The acquisition closes. The integration stalls. The exit is coming. The leadership situation becomes the business situation.

That is the moment I work in.

What changes: the people around the table know what they're doing and why. Everything else follows from that.

The work

01 — RUN IT

Platform building and CEO accountability.

From build-out to transition to exit—keeping value creation on track

02 — SHARPEN IT

Sounding board for CEOs. Perspective for founders.

Lighter touch. Higher leverage. Informed by the investor's lens and the operator's reality.

25 years operating in PE-backed software. 50+ acquisitions. Built value across €2B+ buy-and-build platform. 10× ARR growth as a Vertical SaaS CEO. Now partnering with investors, CEOs, and founders.

What they say

“Thoroughly professional, engaged and motivated.”

— Christian Dannemann, Investor

Tools

FOR PE-BACKED CEOs

Value Diagnostic

A structured read on where value is being created, stalled, or leaking across your platform.

Run the diagnostic

FOR FOUNDERS

Exit Readiness

See your business through a buyer's eyes—and the few changes most likely to lift value before you go to market.

Run the assessment

Who I've worked with

Hg
Battery Ventures
Francisco Partners
Cinven
BID Equity
Viking Global Investors
Summit Partners
Golden Gate Capital
Vorwerk Ventures
Hg
Battery Ventures
Francisco Partners
Cinven
BID Equity
Viking Global Investors
Summit Partners
Golden Gate Capital
Vorwerk Ventures

Let's talk

Start the conversation.

I take on a small number of engagements, working with European software companies in the €5M–€100M revenue range.

Klaus Enke

Klaus Enke

Based
Freiburg, Germany